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14th December 2024 / 14th December 2024 by Susan Fenton
Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski came to Stroud recently to meet councillors and supporters. He talked about – among other things – the national party’s growth, its successes locally, and our prospects in the Gloucestershire County Council elections next May. Interview by Sue Fenton. Q. Why do you like to visit local parties? A. […]
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17th June 2024 / 17th June 2024 by Susan Fenton
The Green parliamentary candidate for Stroud, Pete Kennedy, took part in a debate on BBC Radio Gloucestershire last week along with candidates from Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. They all responded to questions sent in on a variety of subjects by members of the public. Click here to listen to the debate: Here’s […]
15th June 2024 / 21st June 2024 by Susan Fenton
Where the public can meet the local Green MP candidates before the General Election The local Green parliamentary candidates have a busy couple of weeks coming up, with hustings events as well as media interviews and campaign work. The latest details are below, but do check back in case things change. Wednesday June 19 Event […]
9th May 2024 / 9th May 2024 by Susan Fenton
The Greens are delighted to have become the biggest party on Stroud District Council, with a record number of councillors. The party now has 22 seats on Stroud District Council (up from 14), winning nine new seats and holding 13 existing seats. Cllr Catherine Braun, who held her seat for the in Wotton-under-Edge Ward and remains Leader of Stroud District Council until the Council’s Annual […]
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6th April 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton
The Green Party has published its manifesto for the Stroud District Council elections in May, and has announced the names of its candidates. There will be Greens standing in all 51 council seats in each of the 27 district wards. 53% of the candidates are women; 47% are men. The party aims to become the […]
13th March 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton
The Green Party has announced its ambitions for the Stroud District Council elections in May. With 14 councillors currently, the Greens have been part of the ruling alliance on the council since 2012 and have led the alliance since 2022. The party aims to build on its success by fielding candidates for all 51 council […]
6th March 2024 / 6th March 2024 by Susan Fenton
Why are the May local council elections so crucial for Greens? What happens when voters decide to vote for the alternative to the two main parties and elect Greens to represent and serve them on local authorities? And what can the future hold when Greens are in power on councils? These are questions that will […]
15th December 2023 by Susan Fenton
Stroud District Council is to ask the government to make the ‘illogical and inconsistent’ voting system fairer for residents from overseas, after a Green Party motion was carried by at the full council meeting last night (Thursday December 14). Of the councillors, 25 voted for the motion and six against. There were 10 abstentions. The […]
18th May 2023 / 18th May 2023 by Susan Fenton
The Green Party co-leader, Carla Denyer, came to Stroud today (May 18) to celebrate the party winning yesterday’s by-election in the Painswick & Upton ward. Green candidate Gary Luff received 1,168 votes (45% of the total), beating the Conservative candidate (who got 817 votes) and becoming the first non-Tory to represent Painswick & Upton since the ward […]
8th December 2022 / 8th December 2022 by Susan Fenton
Why are Greens standing in the General Election in Stroud? The short answer is that, despite our asking Labour at both local and national level, they have refused to make an agreement that would benefit them in Stroud in exchange for an agreement in a seat where Greens are the strongest placed party to defeat […]
6th August 2022 / 29th May 2024 by Susan Fenton
Stroud District Green Party members have chosen Pete Kennedy as the Green Party candidate to fight the next general election. He was selected in a process where all local members could nominate and vote for their preferred candidate. Pete’s selection was officially announced today (Saturday August 6) at an event in Stroud attended by media […]
11th May 2021 / 11th May 2021 by Susan Fenton
The Green group on Stroud District Council is celebrating its election wins, which see the number of Green councillors increase by five to 13. It is now among the top five largest Green district council groups in the country. Commenting on what the media are calling the “Green Surge” the new Green group leader, Cllr […]
29th March 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton
Greens are the fastest-growing party in the Stroud area, with an ever-increasing number of communities electing Green councillors to represent them. “We think more people are voting Green because they like the combination of social justice, environmental protection and our ability to get things done quickly and on budget,” said Martin Whiteside, who leads the […]
9th February 2021 / 20th March 2021 by Susan Fenton
Unless the government drops its “cynical ploy” to prevent smaller parties from distributing campaign literature, this year’s local elections should be postponed, the Green Party has warned. Martin Whiteside, leader of the Green group on Stroud District Council, says government rules restricting the distribution of leaflets during the run-up to the election – on the […]
